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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Jordan McKoy had a career-high 21 points as Merrimack narrowly beat Long Island 82-77. Ty Flowers led the Sharks on Friday with 23 points and five assists.

STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Cincinnati star Coby Bryant changed his number from 7 to 8 for the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl against No. 1 Alabama.  Yes, Bryant is named after the late NBA great, even with the different spelling of the first name. For the playoff

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Jameer Nelson Jr. had 22 points as Delaware edged past College of Charleston 67-66. John Meeks led the Cougars on Friday with 17 points.

NEW ORLEANS — Derek St. Hilaire, Tyson Jackson and D’Ante Bell scored 11 points apiece as New Orleans easily defeated Belhaven College 94-54. Troy Green added 10 points for the Privateers, who reached season highs in points and assists on Friday. Matthew McMillan led the Blazers with 18 points.

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the trade tells The Associated Press the Cavaliers have agreed to acquire veteran guard Rajon Rondo in a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers for swingman Denzel Valentine. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal still must be approved

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart each scored 24 points, and the Boston Celtics stopped a three-game slide by topping the Phoenix Suns 123-108. Brown also grabbed 11 rebounds and Smart finished with eight assists, helping the Celtics bounce back from a 91-82 home loss to the Los

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored 2:55 into overtime and New Jersey beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 after Devils coach Lindy Ruff tested positive for COVID-19 hours before the game. Hughes finished with two goals and an assist. Nico Hischier, rookie Dawson Mercer and Janne Kuokkanen also scored

HAMDEN, Conn. — Dezi Jones had a season-high 20 points as Quinnipiac got past Niagara 77-68. Jordan Cintron led the Purple Eagles on Friday with 14 points.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are showing serious signs of healing up after using an NFL-high 88 players this season. For the first time in weeks, the Titans did not declare any player out Friday ahead of Sunday’s game against Miami. They also activated wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine off the reserve/COVID-19 list. Coach

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr. has been the center of attention on his offenses for most of his football career. He’s now part of a supporting cast in Hollywood, and the veteran receiver says he loves his role. Ever since he joined the Los Angeles Rams in

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The Rose Parade and Rose Bowl college football game between Ohio State and Utah are set to go forward on New Year’s Day despite surging cases of COVID-19, which forced the cancellation of the 2021 parade. The 133rd edition of the Pasadena, California, tradition is scheduled to feature actor Levar Burton

CONWAY, Ark. — Jared Chatham had 18 points to lead seven Central Arkansas players in double figures as the Bears easily defeated Champion Christian College 119-47. Camren Hunter added 17 points for the Bears on Friday. Elias Cato chipped in 13, Darious Hall scored 12 and Churchill Bounds had 12. Kyle Malone led the Tigers

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Quarterback Justin Fields likely will miss his second straight game because of an ankle injury when the Chicago Bears host the New York Giants. Coach Matt Nagy says quarterback Andy Dalton will start after being sidelined because of a groin injury and Nick Foles will be

ROCK HILL, S.C. — D.J. Burns Jr. had 20 points as Winthrop easily defeated Converse 78-40. Sigurd Lorange led the Valkyries on Friday with six rebounds.

SIGULDA, Latvia (AP) — Latvian Tomass Dukurs got his first World Cup victory on his home track nearly 18 years ago, and hadn’t won another race since until Friday. He held off his brother Martins Dukurs for a victory nearly two decades in the making. South Korea’s Seunggi Jung got his first World Cup medal,

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Stephen Faramade had a season-high 20 points as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi routed Sul Ross State 101-49. Julian Paredes led the Lobos on Friday with 15 points.

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Darius McGhee had 21 points as Liberty easily defeated Boyce 91-60. Tyler Nauert led the Bulldogs on Friday with 14 points.

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Hartman tossed three touchdown passes, two of them to tight end Brandon Chapman, and No. 20 Wake Forest dominated Rutgers 38-10 in the Gator Bowl. Hartman completed 23 of 39 passes for 304 yards. He added 21 more yards rushing and pushed his touchdown

By STEVE McCLAIN Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kellan Grady spoiled Tubby Smith’s return to Rupp Arena, making seven 3-pointers to lead No. 18 Kentucky to a 92-48 victory over High Point. Smith coached Kentucky for 10 years from 1997-2007, winning the NCAA title in 1998. The High Point alum was hired to coach

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Naz Hillmon had 29 points and 15 rebounds, her 40th career double-double, leading No. 9 Michigan to a 90-71 win over short-handed No. 25 Ohio State on Friday. Michigan (12-1, 3-0 Big Ten) led wire-to-wire, pushing its lead to double digits with a 12-3 run to end the first half